Social media is enabling health symptoms and mass psychogenic illnesses to spread quickly around the world. But by knowing ...

For years, some people have claimed the sound of wind turbines is a problem. They’d say it disrupts sleep, it causes ...

Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her Ph.D. research that anxious and pessimistic individuals are particularly susceptible to this nocebo effect. However, this sensitivity comes with a silver lining.

Or swallowed a medication and felt immediately unwell? If yes, you’re personally familiar with the nocebo effect, though you probably didn’t know that’s what it’s called. The nocebo effect ...

The effect can also work in reverse, causing adverse effects comparable to known effects, a phenomenon called the “nocebo” effect. In the new study, researchers ...

When we accidentally touch something familiar, like a warm pan, our brains already know what feeling to expect and how much ...

When we accidentally touch something familiar, like a warm pan, our brains already know what feeling to expect and how much ...

Such is the power of the nocebo effect, it is arguably a mistake to read a list of possible negative side effects when you have to take a medication. When I had a covid-19 vaccine, I saw a wall ...

Caption ‘Nocebo’ refers to adverse side effects that a patient might experience when given a pill containing no active ingredient – an inert tablet. ‘Drucebo’ refers to the difference in ...

Although more research is needed in pediatric patients, biosimilars could improve treatment access and reduce costs.

But what about the “nocebo” effect? This is the “potential power of negative expectation” and it can exacerbate the symptoms of ailments like allergies, migraines, or backache, claims the ...

A new study has found that about one in six people who stop taking antidepressants may experience withdrawal symptoms, also ...